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jactitates

jactitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jactitate.

Meaning of jactitate

Verb

jactitate (third-person singular simple present jactitates, present participle jactitating, simple past and past participle jactitated)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To move about restlessly.
    • The ass is lying on its side, ribs heaving, forelegs jactitating.1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 344

Questions about jactitates

What is jactitates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Jactitates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jactitate.

Words near jactitates in the dictionary

  1. jactancy
  2. jactation
  3. jactations
  4. jactitate
  5. jactitated
  6. jactitates
  7. jactitating
  8. jactitation
  9. jactitation of marriage
  10. jactitations
  11. jactitations of marriage

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